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31.
Domestic shaving [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[21 August 1786]
Call Number:
786.08.21.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A stout elderly man (left) seated in a chair shaves himself, while a pretty young woman (right) stands before him holding up a hand-mirror. A little girl is seated in a child's chair beside her father, she watches a cat and kitten at her feet."--Brit...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd August 21st, 1786, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Families, Mirrors, and Shaving
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Domestic shaving [graphic]

32.
[French barracks] [art original]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
Drawings R79 no. 19 Box D207
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of busy French barracks shows a more domestic atmosphere than military although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (right) as another child plays at h...
Description:
Title from engraving based on this drawing, published by S.W. Fores 12 August 1791.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Foreign opinion, British, Arms & armament, Armor, Barbers, Barracks, French, Breast feeding, Canopy beds, Cats, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, and Yawning
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [French barracks] [art original]

33.
An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses [graphic]

Creator:
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
Published / Created:
[22 August 1797]
Call Number:
797.08.22.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Five elderly men dressed in the fashion of youth."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 22nd August 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Bachelors, Older people, Newspapers, Reading, Staffs (Sticks), Signs (Notices), Hand lenses, and Mirrors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses [graphic]

34.
An old buck trying on pantaloons [graphic]

Creator:
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
Published / Created:
[13 November 1797]
Call Number:
797.11.13.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat, elderly man, his face contorted, struggles between two men, who try to pull on pantaloons; he puts an arm round the neck of each, nearly throttling the man on his right. A boy stands (right), legs astride. A grinning head looks through a casem...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 13th November 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Bachelors, Older people, and Mirrors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An old buck trying on pantaloons [graphic]

35.
[An agreeable group of young gentlemen] [art original].

Creator:
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, artist
Published / Created:
[1797?]
Call Number:
Drawings N481 no. 9 Box D140
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of fashionably dressed elderly gentlemen engage in a range of activities including reading aided by magnifying lenses, browsing newspapers, and gazing into mirrors. A placard on the wall reads: Young gentlemen instructed in fashionable accompl...
Description:
Title and date based on Laurie & Whittle published etching after this drawing.
Subject (Topic):
Older people, Newspapers, Mirrors, Bachelors, and Hand lenses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [An agreeable group of young gentlemen] [art original].

36.
Non m oe c haberis [graphic]

Creator:
Muller, Harmen Jansz. (Harmen Janszoon), approximately 1538-1617, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1617]
Call Number:
Print00933
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
[Thou shalt not commit adultery: Bathsheba receiving the message from David].
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
H. Cock excude
Subject (Name):
Bathsheba (Biblical figure). and David, King of Israel.
Subject (Topic):
Baths, Ten commandments, Adultery, Hygiene, Public baths, Dressing & grooming equipment, Servants, Bathing, Grooming, Biblical events, and Mirrors
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Non m oe c haberis [graphic]

37.
[Frontispiece to "The rule and exercises of holy living"] [graphic].

Creator:
Lombart, Pierre, 1612-1682, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1651?]
Call Number:
651.00.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An engraving, which represents a clergyman (? Jeremy Taylor) showing to a lady (? Lady Carberry) a mirror, in which she is reflected as a skeleton; by her side is a child, who points to the mirror; and behind her stands an old man, lifting up his han...
Description:
Title and printmaker from the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Mirrors, Clergy, Skeletons, Children, and Older people
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Frontispiece to "The rule and exercises of holy living"] [graphic].

38.
Plaister [graphic].

Creator:
Lisle, Joe, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1828]
Call Number:
826.00.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Puns and punning, Cosmetics, and Mirrors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Plaister [graphic].

39.
A roast [graphic].

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
Published / Created:
Jan. 30th, 1822.
Call Number:
822.01.30.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Scene in a neat parlour or music room, with open square piano and lyre-back chairs. A middle-aged termagant, coquettishly dressed, has overturned her chair and stands with raised fist, shrieking at a very young man in riding-dress. He sits (left) wit...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Cockatoos, Couples, Dogs, Drawing rooms, Mirrors, Pianos, Quarreling, and Seascapes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A roast [graphic].

40.
The modern genius of history at her toilet [graphic].

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 20, 1821.
Call Number:
821.05.20.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Caroline, wearing a chemise and high-strapped shoes, stands admiring herself in front of a full-length mirror. With her right hand she adjusts a feather in her elaborate headdress, which is adorned with the Prince of Wales's feathers on the far side a...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Adultery, Mirrors, Headdresses, Feathers, and Cupids
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The modern genius of history at her toilet [graphic].

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